Tour de France – 15th stage now live in the ticker: Pogacar challenges Vingegaard at the first Alpine mountain arrival

The first mountain finish in the Alps is on the program for the 15th stage of the Tour de France. Five climbs await the peloton on the 179 kilometers from Les Gets to Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc, three of which belong to the 1st category.

The section with the steep final climb to Le Bettex, which is on the tour program for the third time, is made for another exchange of blows between the top favorites Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) in the yellow jersey and pursuer Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) .

Eurosport.de accompanies the 15th stage of the Tour de France live in the ticker:

13:55 – Group fighting for their chance

Nine drivers have now been able to break away, but their lead is only around 15 seconds and the field is not letting up. no German among them, but Mathieu van der Poel, Neilson Powless and the Swiss Stefan Küng.

13:46 – Field closed again

The situation has been cleared up again, the field is complete again. But that took a lot of strength from a number of helpers. Meanwhile, the attack continues, but still without success. 160 kilometers to go, the terrain is still flat, only a few kilometers will go uphill.

13:38 – Feld does not let a group move

The attacks are still not rewarded, the drivers are constantly trying their luck – and the field tears at the high speed and now a large group is chasing the peloton, the gap is around 20 seconds. In the back there are drivers like Felix Gall, Thibaut Pinot and Sepp Kuss.

13:31 – First attacks with a slight delay

Today, not immediately from the very first meter attacks, but only after a short breather is accelerated. Mathieu van der Poel opens the offensive, but still no group can break free. The pace is high, the field stretched out on these first, slightly sloping kilometers.

13:25 – Start of the 15th stage in the Alps

Let’s go – race director Christian Prudhomme waves the yellow starting flag out of his red Skoda, the race has started. So now 179 kilometers and five mountain classifications – ideal terrain for the fight for the mountain jersey and the yellow jersey, both classifications are currently led by Jonas Vingegaard. 158 drivers are still in the race.

INFO – Long “warm-up” before starting

The riders are ready for this second stage in the Alps, it’s sunny and windy at the start in Les Gets where the field is lined up. There is now no less than 11.6km of neutralized travel to roll in before the race is released on this 15th stage to the Le Bettex hilltop finish.

Tour de France live: Mountain stage with a gradient of up to 17 percent

For the classification drivers around Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard it will be rock solid on Sunday. In particular, the way up to the Côte des Amerands (2.7 kilometers) with an average incline of 11.1 percent and sections with an incline of around 17 percent is tough. Just like the final climb to Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc. There, a 7.7 km long passage awaits the drivers with an average gradient of 7.7 percent to the destination of Le Bettex.

Tour de France ticker: Pogacar vs. Vingegaard reloaded

Also this Sunday, the experts expect hot attacks in the duel between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard. On the mountain finish in Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc in the Savoie Alps, the Danes are more likely to have the advantage. The day’s stage will start in Les Gets, close to yesterday’s finish in Morzine. The first 75 kilometers are made for breakaways. The second half of the day will be difficult. A total of five mountain classifications have to be completed, three times 1st, once 2nd and once 3rd category. We will be there for you from 1:00 p.m. in the live ticker.

Tour de France 2023: weather forecast for the 15th stage

In the destination of today’s 15th stage, Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc, a maximum of 22 degrees is forecast in the shade. During the stage, the weathermen expect bright sunshine. The chance of rain is between 10 and 20 percent. The probability of thunderstorms in the mountains is 40 percent. So the peloton faces another warm summer day in the Tour de France.

Tour de France live: steep finale in the Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc ski area

The final climb is practically a double: First, there is the short but extremely steep climb up to the Côte des Amerands, which has an average gradient of 10.9 percent over a distance of 2.7 kilometers – with peaks of up to 17 percent. Then it’s straight on uphill to the Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc ski area: seven kilometers long with an average gradient of 7.7 percent.

Tour de France live: Five mountain classifications are on the program

Before the rest day, there is another tough mountain stage: five climbs have to be mastered on this section, including the Col de la Forclaz de Montmin and the Col de la Croix Fry.

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